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<item congress="114" measure-type="sconres" measure-number="16" measure-id="id114sconres16" originChamber="SENATE" orig-publish-date="2015-05-07" update-date="2015-05-12">
<title>A concurrent resolution stating the policy of the United States regarding the release of United States citizens in Iran.</title>
<summary summary-id="id114sconres16v82" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2015-05-12">
<action-date>2015-05-11</action-date>
<action-desc>Passed Senate without amendment</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</p> <p>States that it is U.S. policy that: (1) the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran should immediately release Saeed Abedini, Amir Hekmati, and Jason Rezaian, and cooperate with the U.S. government to locate and return Robert Levinson; and (2) the U.S. government should undertake every effort using every diplomatic tool at its disposal to secure their release.</p>]]></summary-text>
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<summary summary-id="id114sconres16v00" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2015-05-08">
<action-date>2015-05-07</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>States that it is U.S. policy that: (1) the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran should immediately release Saeed Abedini, Amir Hekmati, and Jason Rezaian, and cooperate with the U.S. government to locate and return Robert Levinson; and (2) the U.S. government should undertake every effort using every diplomatic tool at its disposal to secure their release.</p>]]></summary-text>
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